Fast Five Eric Barfield Interview by B&CA's William Garvey

Fast Five with Dick Koenig, Executive Director, Corporate Angel Network

A Milwaukee native and graduate of John Carroll University where he was a Small College Football All American, Koenig flew Huey gunships on two tours in Vietnam and one in Korea. Following six years of active duty, he served another 15 with the Air Guard flying both rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. An ATP and CFII, he briefly flew as an airline and corporate pilot before joining Jeppesen as an ad salesman, a career match that proved fortuitous. He joined Flying as a “space” salesman in 1976 and ten years later was promoted to publisher, a role he held until 2013 when he joined CAN. A founding board member of Women in Aviation, Koenig has served in leadership roles in many aviation organizations, including the CAN board. He has logged 7,000 flight hours.

Amelia Rose Earhart and Signature Flight Support Celebrate Her Around the World Flight at AirVenture

On Monday, July 28, Amelia Rose Earhart, the youngest woman to circumnavigate the Earth in a single-engine aircraft, will be at the Signature Flight Support at AirVenture in OshKosh, Wis., at the exhibit from 1 p.m to 2 p.m. CST. Amelia Rose will be available for interviews, signing autographs and having her picture taken with fans.

The group will be celebrating Earhart's recent accomplishment of recreating the around-the-world flight made by her namesake. The original Amelia Mary Earhart was born almost 120 years ago. In 1937, Amelia Mary disappeared after an attempt at a solo world flight. However, the two are not biologically related.

Although, the modern-day Amelia didn't fly solo, she and co-pilot Shane Jordan, made almost 20 stops during the two-week adventure from west-to-east after starting off at Metropolitan Oakland International Airport.